Abu Simbel

Located a three hour ride south of Aswan, Abu Simbel is 25 miles north of the Sudan border on Lake Nasser. The great temple of Ramses II was lost to the shifting desert sands until rediscovered in 1813 by Burckhardt, an archeologist exploring the area. He saw a head of a massive 60 foot statue sticking out of the sand an ultimately recovered the temple from its own sand tomb. Now a major tourist destination, Abu Simbel is a major draw card and the only major destination in southern Egypt. There have been terrorist attacks here in recent years and travel is somewhat restricted but it is still well worth the effort.

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